BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona acquired extra dangerous information Friday when exams confirmed that ahead Ansu Fati sustained a left hamstring harm.
The teenager had to get replaced within the first half of additional time in Barcelona’s 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao within the spherical of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
Along with the Copa elimination, Barcelona just lately additionally had setbacks within the Spanish Tremendous Cup and within the Champions League, the place it didn’t get previous the group stage. Within the Spanish league, the Catalan membership trails chief Actual Madrid by 17 factors with a recreation in hand.
Barcelona didn't give an estimate for the way lengthy Fati is anticipated to be sidelined.
The 19-year-old Fati has performed sparingly this season Barcelona as a result of a sequence of accidents. He had returned to motion final week after choosing up an harm in a league match in November.
He has 5 targets in 10 video games this season. He had come on as a second-half substitute in opposition to Athletic.
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